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There is a matter well known and widely publicized among all those who have come through the gates of our city, Constantinople [Istanbul], may God preserve it. . . . [I]t occurred about two years…
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Isaac Akrish
Places:
Constantinople, Ottoman Empire (Istanbul, Türkiye)
Date:
1858
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As I write these words it occurs to me that, since it is the woman who runs the household, she must have wide knowledge and be a good manager. For many centuries our nation ignored women’s education…
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Rosa Gabbay
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Constantinople, Ottoman Empire (Istanbul, Türkiye)
Date:
1871
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[ . . . ] In the country as well as in the town, I lived in a petty-bourgeois environment where the principal effort was directed toward acquisition. In this respect, I cut myself off both from the…
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Leon Trotsky
Places:
Alma Ata, USSR (Almaty, Kazakhstan)
Büyükada, Türkiye
Date:
1929
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Did you go to a meldar as a child? Have any of you been so lucky and blessed? I am sure that, seeing these two questions, you will all object that you had no idea what a meldar was and that you went…
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Alexander Benghiat
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Smyrna, Ottoman Empire (İzmir, Türkiye)
Date:
1920
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Today in every district of Istanbul and neighboring areas we can see Muslim, community, and foreign schools that disseminate instruction and enlighten the people. [For my part] I work as a teacher at…
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Victoria Danon
Places:
Istanbul, Ottoman Empire (Istanbul, Türkiye)
Date:
1895